Dear friends and colleagues,

With apologies for multiple postings across forums, I am writing to invite
you to the next meeting of the PhD Kenkyuukai, hosted by the Institute of
Social Science, University of Tokyo.

The presenter will be Fumiya Uchikoshi, a PhD Candidate in Sociology at
UTokyo. His work focuses on the social aspects of inequality, such as the
effect of socioeconomic status on family formation. This presentation will
look at trends in the Japanese "marriage market", particularly the changing
importance that men and women attach to potential partners' educational
attainment and income.

Speaker: *Fumiya Uchikoshi (U Tokyo, Sociology)*
Title: *Current Trends in Homogamy and Its Consequences in Japan*
Time: July 7 (Thu), 12-1:30pm
Location: Rm. 307, ISS / Shaken Main Building
http://www.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/guide/index.html

** We are soliciting new presenters for September 2016 onwards. We welcome
presentations at *all levels of research progress*, including prospectuses,
field work analysis, and close-to-final papers. Our goal is to provide
constructive feedback that is useful for up-and-coming scholars in the
social sciences and humanities, so please do not hesitate to contact me to
discuss possible presentation topics and dates.
Please contact us at mcelwain@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp and noble@iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

Kenneth Mori McElwain
Associate Professor
Institute of Social Science
University of Tokyo